Key Takeaways
- • Marcus Day has joined LaSalle Investment Management to head LaSalle Global Solutions, reporting directly to CEO Brad Gries, with an official start date of January 1, 2027, according to LaSalle.
- • Day will lead LaSalle's $10 billion private indirect investment platform, covering multimanager, fund of funds, joint venture and co-investment strategies.
- • Day departs Brookfield Asset Management, where he served as co-head of the real estate secondaries platform since 2020.
- • Day's prior experience includes four years as head of acquisitions and real estate secondaries at Partners Group, and his career began at Winten Property Group in 2006.
Summary
Marcus Day has left Brookfield Asset Management to become head of LaSalle Global Solutions at LaSalle Investment Management, the real estate investment manager, according to Commercial Observer. Day reports directly to LaSalle CEO Brad Gries. He moved to LaSalle on a Tuesday, and LaSalle says he will officially assume the role on January 1, 2027.
In the new role, Day will oversee LaSalle's $10 billion private indirect investment platform, which encompasses its multimanager, fund of funds, joint venture and co-investment strategies. Day said in a statement that the combined LaSalle and JLL platforms give the business a distinct information advantage in indirect investing, citing access to global research, localized market intelligence and substantial transaction flow. He argued that this strength allows the platform to underwrite risk more effectively and source opportunities globally, and described the market opportunity in indirect investing and liquidity solutions as significant.
Gries said Day has helped build and scale a global investment platform, has deep sponsor and investor relationships, and has led investing across the Americas and Asia Pacific. Gries added that Day will work with LaSalle teams to serve clients and grow the business by leveraging the market intelligence and global footprint of both the LaSalle and JLL networks.
Day's background includes co-heading the real estate secondaries platform at Brookfield since 2020. Before that, he spent four years at Partners Group as head of acquisitions and real estate secondaries. He began his career in 2006 as a senior associate at Winten Property Group, managing real estate acquisitions, asset management and development.
In the new role, Day will oversee LaSalle's $10 billion private indirect investment platform, which encompasses its multimanager, fund of funds, joint venture and co-investment strategies. Day said in a statement that the combined LaSalle and JLL platforms give the business a distinct information advantage in indirect investing, citing access to global research, localized market intelligence and substantial transaction flow. He argued that this strength allows the platform to underwrite risk more effectively and source opportunities globally, and described the market opportunity in indirect investing and liquidity solutions as significant.
Gries said Day has helped build and scale a global investment platform, has deep sponsor and investor relationships, and has led investing across the Americas and Asia Pacific. Gries added that Day will work with LaSalle teams to serve clients and grow the business by leveraging the market intelligence and global footprint of both the LaSalle and JLL networks.
Day's background includes co-heading the real estate secondaries platform at Brookfield since 2020. Before that, he spent four years at Partners Group as head of acquisitions and real estate secondaries. He began his career in 2006 as a senior associate at Winten Property Group, managing real estate acquisitions, asset management and development.
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